ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Mud/Sand

Re: Mud/Sand

Tivers (Tivers@aol.com)
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 01:43:38 EST

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In a message dated 97-12-07 23:28:27 EST, katswig@deltanet.com writes:

<< For those of you who have horses that can move out in the sand.....

Would working in the mud have the same development to enable a horse to
work in the sand?

(We don't have any shortage of mud around here.)

kat >>

If your horse is shod, you're liable to suck the shoes off. Sand is firmer
than mud, if the mud is deep, and mud can be very slippery--putting stress on
the suspensories and shoulders. I'd much rather work on deep sand.

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